school night
n.— «My husband looked a little pale when he saw it, but he wasn’t about to turn down sex on a “school night,” so away we went.» —“Here’s the real buzz about ‘the thing’” Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas) Jan. 18, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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